ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Life Expectancy Men and Women - CORRECT ANSWER - 76.1
81.1
Why life expectance may decrease - CORRECT ANSWER - chronic diseases
cardiovascular disease #1
cancer
respiratory disease
(CCCR)
4 major factors that influence health and longevity - CORRECT ANSWER - lifestyle (#1
53%)
environment
genetics (25%)
health care quality
(LEGH)
What encompasses all the dimensions of well-being - CORRECT ANSWER - Optimal
health
How can you achieve a state pf wellness - CORRECT ANSWER - regular physical
activity
proper nutrition
emotional/spiritual balance
eliminating unhealthy behaviors
,8 components of wellness - CORRECT ANSWER - physical,
emotional,
intellectual,
spiritual,
social,
environmental,
occupational,
financial
Physical wellness - CORRECT ANSWER - all behaviors that keep your body healthy
-maintaining a health body weight and achieving physical fitness
emotional wellness - CORRECT ANSWER - (mental health)-social skills and
interpersonal relationships
-emotional stability
-mental disorders are the leading cause of disability between 15-44y
intellectual wellness - CORRECT ANSWER - active minds throughout life
-elderly people
spiritual wellness - CORRECT ANSWER - ability to understand your purpose in life;
experience love, pain,peace, sorrow
-examples; meditation, reflections
social wellness - CORRECT ANSWER - development and maintenance of meaningful
interpersonal relationships "Quality not quantity"
environmental wellness - CORRECT ANSWER - + or - impact on total wellness
, -e.g polluted air, contaminated water, "safe environment"
occupational wellness - CORRECT ANSWER - high level of satisfaction in your job or
career choice
aka enjoy your work
financial wellness - CORRECT ANSWER - live comfortably on your income, in addition
to managing money in a responsible way
why do we need to set goals for the nation - CORRECT ANSWER - insurance, and
healthcare cost will always rise if we do not
healthy people 2020 - CORRECT ANSWER - "healthy people" -1980
undated every 10 years
healthy people 2020 goals - CORRECT ANSWER - 1.attaining high quality and longer
lives
2.reducing risk of injury and premature death
3.achieving health equity
4.eliminating disparities; taking away problems for one population
5.overall improvement of health
physical activity - CORRECT ANSWER - -any unplanned contraction of skeletal muscle
that increases energy expenditure
exercise - CORRECT ANSWER - -a sub-category of physical activity
-planned, structured, and repetitive physical activities done to improve or maintain one or more
aspects of physical fitness